Python

C H A P T E R 36

The morning light seeping through the blinds woke me up from my deep sleep.
I looked at the clock at the bedside table and saw it was 08:03. I actually woke up early, considering the fact that I was kept awake by someone last night and ended up sleeping around 4am. I only had 4 hours of sleep.

It's not the shortest time I've slept, most of the time when I'm on missions, I barely sleep. I always gotta keep a lookout, sleep with one eye open. But I've slept more in the past three months than I have in a year. I guess it's because I feel safe around him and I know he won't hurt me or let anything bad happen to me ? A whole fucking assassin. What an assassin I am. Daughter of the most dangerous gang leaders. And I'm talking about how I'm getting security, safety and comfort from a man ? I would say it's embarrassing and pathetic, but even I know that even the strongest people need comfort sometimes. They need someone to lean on and I found that someone in Kenny.

I got up from the bed and instantly smiled as I saw the roses scattered all over the room leading to the balcony. I followed the trail of the roses and went to the balcony to find Kenny leaning on the rails, looking at me.

There was a table for two set up, it had rose petals and candles lit up. There were plates of varieties of food, pancakes with whipped cream and blueberries, eggs with sausages and bacon, and my most favourite of them all, doughnuts. It was really beautiful, added to the view of the beach, and most importantly.. the man infront of me.

"This is really beautiful." I said as I looked around in awe. A huge smile on my face as I went to Kenny and wrapped my arms around him.

I held him with my arms around his neck, inhaling the fresh smell of my vanilla body wash. I guess it's no longer just mine anymore.

"Morning beautiful." He kissed my forehead. "Slept well ?"

"Surprisingly, yes. It doesn't feel like I slept for four hours." I smiled as I looked at him. "What is all this for ?" I gestured to the table.

"It's just a little breakfast for the most beautiful woman on planet Earth, nothing much." He pecked my lips.

"Just a little breakfast ? If you keep doing things like this, you'll make it harder for me to stay away from you. Then you won't get rid of me for the rest of your life."

"That's the plan." Kenny chuckled as he led us to the table. He pushed my chair for me to sit down and went to sit on his afterwards.

"Thank you Kenny." I said as I looked into his eyes. "For all this. For always making me feel loved and cared for. I never really show enough gratitude and appreciation for the littlest things you do that mean so much to me. For constantly making me first priority, for putting up with me even though you don't have to, for being patient with me. For putting my needs first, for being the considerate and thoughtful and generous person that you are. I really really appreciate it."

I really do. I just wish him and I met in different circumstances, I just wish we weren't from such different worlds. A world where he wasn't fighting crime and I wasn't making crime. I just wish we could be together without all of the odds standing in our way. I wish there was a chance for us to have a happy ending-because I know I'll never meet anyone like him. I'll never love anyone like I do him.

"Anything for my princess." He smiled at me "I love you Blue, and I'm gonna do everything in my power to make sure you never doubt that. I'm holding on to you and never letting you go."

"I love you too." I smiled and he reciprocated.

We ate breakfast together and I ate almost all of the eight doughnuts. We talked about basically everything, including our future. I felt guilty engaging in that conversation knowing very well that we won't be together in the future. There is no future for Kenny and Blue. I know very well that our time together is limited, and in four days, we will be over.